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iQuestions Faculty, Ron Blue 
 
 
Question: 
 
Where should I give? 
 
Answer: 
 
A question that comes up a lot is, “Where should I give?” 
 
I think if we read the Bible, we find a lot of areas we are responsible 
for. We should help the poor, we should help the widows, we should 
help the orphans, we know we should help the missionaries, for 
example. All of those are demonstrated in the Bible. We should provide 
for the priest, we should provide for those who minister to us—it says 
in scripture also.  
 
So, there are many places that we could give. The way that I make 
that decision is that Judy and I, we look at our giving, and we say, 
“Are we giving to evangelism? Are we giving to discipleship? Are we 
giving to poor? Are we giving to prisoners? Are we giving to orphans? 
Are we giving to widows?” 
 
In our giving, is all of that covered? And are we giving locally, to 
Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria? In other words, are we giving in our 
community? Are we giving outside our community and to our nation, 
or are we giving on an international basis? Those are the questions we 
ask ourselves: as we give, are we giving to these areas? 
 
Now, the second question that we would ask is, “Is the money being 
used wisely?”  
 
 
I have the privilege of serving on lots of boards of directors over the 
years, of ministries. And what I have found is that there are many, 
many good ministries. One is that there is a humility of leadership— 
so, when I am looking at a ministry or a missionary or someone 
individually, what I am looking for is, “Is there a humility?” because 
that says that they are dependent upon God. They don’t see 
themselves as the source of all of this wisdom.  
 
So, “Is there a humility of leadership?” 
 
Secondly, “Is there a wise use of money?” Are they spending money in 
an appropriate manner? 
 
I, personally, have a real problem with some of these ministries that 
buy jets for their leaders. That happens too much in America. I think 
that the resources that God entrusts to a ministry need to be used 
very conservatively, very wisely, and very prudently. 
 
So, “Where is that ministry spending their money?” 
 
Third thing that I would look at would be, “How do they treat their 
staff?” Do they treat them with integrity? Do they understand that 
these are people that are worthy of their hire?  
 
How somebody treats their staff is an important thing. It’s very 
important to me when I give to a ministry to know how are they 
treating their staff. Are they treating them professionally and 
competently? That’s an important thing. 
 
So, as I think about giving, I want to give to the poor, I want to give 
to the orphans, I want to give to the widows, I want to give to all of 
these places—but why do I want to do that? The answer is found in 
Matthew 6: “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” 
 
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So, how do I develop a heart for orphans, a heart for the widows, a 
heart for missionaries, a heart for ministry, for evangelism, for 
discipleship? I do it by putting my treasure over there, and then my 
heart follows. 
 
You know, God doesn’t need the money. So, He’s not interested in the 
money, He’s interested in my heart, and He wants my heart 
committed to where His heart is—and I know, from reading scripture, 
that His heart is with the poor, the widows, the orphans, those who 
are downtrodden, the prisoner, far more so than with the successful 
person. He is interested in those who have needs.  
 
It says in the Bible “God so loved the world, that He gave.” (John 
3:16) And so, all the giving that I do is a love statement.  
 
These are just some thoughts on giving, but my challenge to you is 
this: where do you want your heart to be? Then send your treasure 
there first. 
 
 
 
  
 
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